mr alf was fined over two point nine million dollars for patent infringement in regards to saving seeds. the district judge mr ross case was rodney simple a former attorney who worked at the law firm that represents monsanto and who is listed as one of month sandoz attorneys in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven class action lawsuit. from two thousand two thousand and eight. was the judge in eleven cases of which monsanto was the plaintiff or defendant eleven cases were ruled in monsanto's favor. i found that the original research grants came from the new york foundation and